TWENTYNINE PALMS – As the search for Erin Corwin, wife of Marine Cpl. Jonathan Corwin, stretches into its third week, the couples' military family gathered Monday for emotional and spiritual support.

The 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines meeting at Village Center — a building in the heart of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center — was organized by the battalion's chaplain, U.S. Navy Lt. Jeremy Bennett, a base spokesman said.